Rylan Clark has fans 'welling up' before mum Linda seen at New Year's Eve party after 'tough year'
01.01.2024 - 16:13
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Rylan Clark left his fans 'welling up' with a message before being seen ringing in the New Year at a party with his mum Linda after a 'tough year'. The BBC Radio 2 host appeared on his last show of the year on Saturday and it wouldn't have been right if he hadn't got Linda involved.
Listeners of Rylan's show and his followers on social media were worried back in September when he suddenly had to take a break from work before it was revealed that Linda had undergone surgery after "quite a bad fall" whilst on holiday in Spain with Rylan. She was said to have broken her arm and her leg in the incident during her first holiday abroad in years.
Linda, who also has Crohn's disease, has since been working on a full recovery and appeared to reference the accident on her son's Radio 2 show, Rylan On Saturday over the weekend. She was invited to give an end-of-year speech to listeners and was introduced by her son, whose real name is Ross, as the Duchess of Essex.
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She then began the speech by saying: "Right everyone, you alright? It's been one hell of a year, ain't it Ross? Eurovision in Liverpool. The Lionesses coming so close. Becky Hill winning a Brit."
She continued: "As you all know, it's been a tough year for me. I'd like to thank all the nurses, doctors, physiotherapists and pilot who have helped me get back on my feet. And of course you too, Ross." She added during the speech on Saturday: "And how lovely it's been listening to Scott [Mills] and having Vernon [Kay] join Radio 2 properly. Lovely. Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs is
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